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Eric Krewson:
Because this crack started from the lockbolt hole I will probably drill out the existing hole, glue in a 3/8 hickory dowel and re-drill the lock bolt hole, this will provide some very strong wood surrounding the lock bolt hole that will never crack again.
Eric Krewson:
I left the lock inlet patch oversized for clamping.
Dressed down the crack is gone and the patch is not obvious.
Eric Krewson:
I am going with a hickory dowel in the lock bolt hole which presents a few problems, the most pressing one is how to drill the new hole perfectly aligned with the lock bolt hole in TC lockplate, there is no room for error.
Here is what I came up with; the lock bolt hole in the lock plate wasn't threaded all the way through, to mark the hole location on my glued in dowel I need to put a marker screw through the plate so I threaded the lock plate all the way through, it has 8-32 threads.
I found an 8-32 screw in my junk box, I plan to sharpen the tip as a marker.
When I get the dowel glued in I will install the lock plate into the inlet and screw the screw in until it punches a hole in the end of the dowel.
I will place this marked hole on the lower end of my drilling spike and drill the new lock bolt hole, I should have perfect alignment.
PaulN/KS:
Looking good there Eric. :OK
Another informative and educational build along.
Eric Krewson:
I always show my progress warts and all, bottom line I put in the hickory dowel, drilled my new lock bolt hole and missed by about 1/16", I have to do it over.
Turns out there was a lot of broken wood at the breech which broke out when I drilled for my hickory dowel. Because this area is under the hooked breech and out of sight It will get a superglue and sawdust treatment which will turn this area to concrete.
My hole marker seemed to work well.
I set up my drilling table carefully.
But still missed, I am pretty sure I drilled too large a hole in the lock inlet for my drilling spike which gave it a little slop to move around. I will correct this on my next attempt. I will drill a 5/16" hole in the middle of the the 3/8" dowel, glue in a new smaller dowel and start over.
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